Did you miss any of the major 3D printing news items this week? Our weekly round-up of the most important news from the past seven days includes insights into the Stratasys vs Bambu Lab patent case, s…
3D printing experts warn of fallout from Stratasys and Bambu Lab lawsuits
Earlier this year, Stratasys filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Bambu Lab, the industry-leading manufacturer of desktop FDM 3D printers. “Anyone selling FDM printers with features that com…
45% growth for Chinese metal 3D printers amid poor Western performance, Context Q1 2024 reports
Market intelligence firm CONTEXT has outlined a rise in Chinese metal 3D printer shipments in Q1 2024. This trend, also evident in CONTEXT’s Q4 2023 report, continued amid stagnating global industrial…
Stratasys targets Bambu Lab in new patent infringement lawsuits
Stratasys has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against fellow 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab. In the complaints, Stratasys claims that Bambu Lab’s products, including the X1C, X1E, P1S,…
Latest smartphone case design contest by Bambu Lab and Nothing
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Bambu Lab and CMF by Nothing have launched a design contest focused on smartphone customization…
Review: The Bambu Lab X1E – A New Standard for Desktop 3D Printers
The 3D Printing Industry engineering team reviews the Bambu Lab X1E, a desktop 3D printer that has shaken the status quo, set new standards, and perhaps divided the 3D printing community in a way not …
Bambu Lab driving market dominance of Entry-Level 3D printers, CONTEXT reports
A new report from market intelligence firm CONTEXT has highlighted a decline in shipments of Industrial, Midrange, and Professional 3D printers in Q4 2023. However, Entry-Level systems continued…
Third-party Panda Series upgrades unveiled for Bambu Lab 3D printers
BIQU, a Shenzhen-based developer of 3D printing hardware, has unveiled a range of plug and play mods and upgrades for Bambu Lab P, X, and A Series 3D printers. Featured within the Panda Series, …
8.1 million FDM 3D printers shipped amid falling Industrial 3D printer shipments, CONTEXT reports
A new report from market intelligence firm CONTEXT has highlighted stagnating “industrial” 3D printer shipments during Q3 2023. Global Industrial polymer 3D printer shipments fell 17% YoY,…
Bambu Lab enables open-source firmware on the X1 3D printers
Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has announced in a blog post that it will allow users to install third-party firmware on its X1 FDM 3D printer through an optional firmware update. Ac…